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by ncmncm 1421 days ago
When generation flags and local storage looks likely to be depleted, utilities will order a shipment of ammonia from any of numerous solar farms in the tropics.

Most of the time a utility will prefer cheaper local generation, local storage, or transmission-line power before spending on shipped-in synthetic fuel.

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I have friends who work in industrial refrigeration, and I have to say, transporting ships full of ammonia around the world is a horrific idea.